2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 480 - Administration of Laws Relating to Public Safety
NRS 480.365 - Requirement for wearing of portable event recording device while on duty: Nevada Highway Patrol to adopt policies and procedures and establish disciplinary rules; record made by device is a public record; availability of such records. [Effective January 1, 2017.]

1. The Nevada Highway Patrol shall:

(a) Require each uniformed peace officer employed by the Nevada Highway Patrol who routinely interacts with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty.

(b) Adopt policies and procedures governing the use of portable event recording devices, including, without limitation:

(1) Requiring activation of a portable event recording device whenever a peace officer is:

(I) Responding to a call for service; or

(II) Initiating a law enforcement or investigative encounter with a member of the public;

(2) Prohibiting deactivation of a portable event recording device until the conclusion of the event described in subparagraph (1);

(3) Protecting the privacy of persons:

(I) In private residences;

(II) Seeking to report a crime or provide information regarding a crime or ongoing investigation anonymously; and

(III) Claiming to be a victim of a crime;

(4) Requiring that any record made by a portable event recording device be retained by the Nevada Highway Patrol for not less than 15 days; and

(5) Establishing disciplinary rules for peace officers who:

(I) Fail to operate a portable event recording device in accordance with any policy or procedure adopted pursuant to this section;

(II) Intentionally manipulate any record made by a portable event recording device in violation of any policy or procedure adopted pursuant to this section; or

(III) Prematurely erase or destroy any record made by a portable event recording device.

2. Any record made by a portable event recording device pursuant to this section is a public record which may only be:

(a) Requested on a per incident basis; and

(b) Available for inspection at the location where the record is held if the record contains confidential information that may not otherwise be redacted.

3. As used in this section, “portable event recording device” means a device issued to a peace officer employed by the Nevada Highway Patrol to be worn on his or her body and which records both audio and visual events during an encounter with a member of the public while performing his or her duties as a peace officer.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3664, effective January 1, 2017)